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The PayPal Wars

2004 non-fiction book by Eric M. Jackson


Summary

2004 non-fiction book by Eric M. Jackson

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nameThe PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth
imageThe Paypal Wars book cover.webp
authorEric M. Jackson
isbn9780974670102
pub_dateSeptember 20, 2004
publisherWorld Ahead Publishing
captionFirst edition cover

The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth (2004) is a book by former PayPal marketing executive Eric M. Jackson.

Description

The PayPal Wars is an insider's perspective on the people and events that helped create the company, and its acquisition by eBay in 2002. The book recounts PayPal's clashes with lawyers, regulators, and the American Mafia. Many of PayPal's founding employees went on to start other companies like LinkedIn, YouTube, and Yelp, Inc.; they would become known as the PayPal Mafia.

Critical reception

The PayPal Wars received acclaim for its writing style and personal narrative. The Washington Times said the book is "an absorbing insider's story." Radley Balko of Reason said that it "reads like a spy novel", while David R. Henderson of TCS Daily said, "It's rare that a business book is a page turner, but The PayPal Wars is". Tom Peters said The PayPal Wars "gives the best description of 'business strategy' unfolding in a world changing at warp speed."

Editions

  • The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth, World Ahead Publishing,

References

References

  1. (2006). "The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth".
  2. Rosmarin, Rachel. (July 12, 2006). "The PayPal Exodus".
  3. (February 12, 2005). "20th-century evils, Silicon Valley wars". [[The Washington Times]].
  4. Balko, Radley. (August–September 2005). "Who Killed PayPal?".
  5. Henderson, David R.. (March 14, 2005). "The Paypal Wars".
  6. Peters, Tom. (October 3, 2005). "PayPal".
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